From today's Boston Globe:
[Democrat Deval Patrick has a commanding 27-point lead in the governor's race as independent voters abandon Republican Kerry Healey because of her negative attacks, according to a new poll released today by 7NEWS and Suffolk University.]
Patrick was coming in at 53% while Healy was at 26.
Signs that voters can respond to a positive message if given a chance and are sick of all the negativity.
[The tone of the campaign has moved independents away from Healey," said David Paleologos, Director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center. "The tone changed from constructive criticism to negative and really turned off independent voters.
Sixty-one percent of those surveyed said they were unlikely to vote for Healey because of the "tone" of the campaign.]
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